CVE-2020-14938
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read...
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2020-14938- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2020-14938- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7074 No score
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7074- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5q7-qjw7-5vfw No score
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read...
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-j5q7-qjw7-5vfw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2020-14938- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-14938
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14938- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-14938
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14938- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freedroidrpgDebian:12 |
before 1.0-1 | 1.0-1 |
freedroidrpgDebian:14 |
before 1.0-1, plus listed versions 0.10.0+d070110-10.10.1-10.10.2-10.10.3-10.10.3-2 Show 15 moreShow less0.10.3-30.11.1-10.12.1-10.13-10.14.1-10.15.1-10.16.1-10.16.1-20.16.1-30.16.1-40.16.1-50.16.1-60.9.13-10.9.13-21.0~rc2-1 |
1.0-1 |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.15.1-1build1 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-2build10.16.1-3 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-5 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-6 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-11.0-1build11.0-1build2 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-1build2 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-1build21.0+ds-1 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-1build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14938 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Freedroid Freedroidrpg, published June 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in freedroidrpg 1.0-1.